LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER VA
Rating
1485
peak 1485
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-05-03
latest 2019-05-04
Best ToY finish
#154
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.39 · weakest Brisket (149.98)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 169.1084 | 169.39 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 162.2512 | 166.83 | top 51% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 155.9540 | 162.26 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2856 | 145.6684 | 149.98 | top 89% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 648.46
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 663.9312 | 648.46 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-04 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) Fredericksburg, VA | 21 / 33 (663.9312) | 20 (169.6800) | 13 (171.4056) | 17 (168.5600) | 26 (154.2856) |
| 2019-05-03 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) Fredericksburg, VA | 31 / 34 (632.9820) | 19 (169.1084) | 21 (162.2512) | 28 (155.9540) | 34 (145.6684) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #542 (659 pts) | #535 (694 pts) | #504 (739 pts) | #546 (684 pts) | #388 (909 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #154 (1712 pts) | #159 (1564 pts) | #138 (1670 pts) | #199 (1400 pts) | #182 (1497 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #179 (1595 pts) | #175 (1505 pts) | #96 (1819 pts) | #84 (1868 pts) | #328 (1120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #235 (1364 pts) | #86 (1824 pts) | #187 (1484 pts) | #373 (974 pts) | #284 (1199 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #311 (1152 pts) | #257 (1247 pts) | #387 (972 pts) | #284 (1192 pts) | #357 (1037 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #664 (465 pts) | #667 (490 pts) | #723 (460 pts) | #545 (605 pts) | #622 (525 pts) |